Lipstick construction



`Pune 25, 1940. G. N. BOLINGER LIPSTICK CONSTRUCTION Filed Dec. 7, 1958 Patented June 25, 1940 PATENT OFFICE 2,205,808 LIPSTICK CONSTRUCTION George Noel Bolinger, Shelbyville, lll., assignor to Sta-Rite Ginnie Lou, Inc., a corporation of Delaware Application December 7, 1938, Serial No. 244,485

2 Claims.

This invention relates to a lipstick construction andmore particularly to a container-dispenser for semi-liquid rouge by which such rouge may be applied to the lips of the user and there- 5 after readily rubbed down to give the lips a natural appearance.

The principal object of the present invention is to provide a lipstick construction which is adapted for applying, spreading, and rubbing down lip rouge.

A further object of the invention is to provide a lipstick construction by the use of which a measured amount of lip rouge may be quickly applied to the lips and thereafter spread to shape the 16 lips and subsequently rubbed down to impart a natural appearance to the lips. e

Other objects and advantages of the invention Will become apparent during the course of the following description. As is Wellknown, the usual method of applying lip rouge is to rub the pointed end of va stick of lip rouge on the lips, the lips being shaped by the pointed stick" during the process of applying the rouge. This method of applying lip rouge generally results in an excessive amount of the rouge being distributed over the lips, as a result of which it is customary for the user to remove the excess by pressing an absorbent material, such as a handkerchief or paper tissue, against the lips. Even after the removal of the excess of the rouge in this manner the rouge is frequently unevenly distributed, which imparts an unnatural appearance to the users lips. Moreover, the lips possess a high degree of shine which imparts a so-called painted 85 loo to the lips, as a consequence of which users frequently rub the lips with the finger tips to reduce the degree of shine and thereby impart a more natural appearance to the lips.

As will be apparent, the customary method of applying lip rouge, as referred to above, is a comparatively complicated procedure. Moreover, where the lingers are used to rub down the rouge after application to the lips, the iinger tips are generally discolored by the rouge,`which necessitates the cleaning of the finger tips, this being frequently done by rubbing the nger tips with a handkerchief, thereby leaving thereon the socalled lipstick stain which is frequently diii'icult to remove completely without damage to the delicate fabric of which the handkerchief is made.

The principal.- purpose of the present invention is to simplify the above mentioned procedure of applying lip rouge and to provide for the application of lip rouge to the lips in such a way that the 66 lips, although suitably colored, Dare natural and attractive in appearance, without an artificial painted look.

In the accompanying drawing there is illustrated the preferred embodiment of the lipstick construction embodying the present invention. 5 In this showing:

Figure 1 is a perspective View of the lipstick construction, with the cap removed,

Figure 2 is a longitudinal vertical section,

Figure 3 is an end view of the lipstick construc- 10 tion with the cap removed, and,

Figure 4 is a cross-section taken on line 4-4 of Figure 2.

Referring to the accompanying drawingy the numeral III designates the body portion which is 15 tubular in shape to provide a holder1 or container chamber II which is adapted to receive semi'- liquid lip rouge. The tubular body I0 is provided with a restricted axial extension designated generally by the numeral I2. 'I'he extension I2 is 20 generally tubular in shape'and the interior thereof forms an extension of the chamber I I. The outer end of the extension I2 is provided with a head I3 which has a flat outer face I4 and a restricted discharge opening I5 extending there- 25 through. The portion I6 adjacent the free end of the extension I2 is substantially cylindrical in shape so that there is a right-angle relationship between the face Id'and the surface I6. However, inwardly of the cylindrical portion I6 the outer 30 wall of the extension I2 tapers outwardly toward the shoulder I'I formed on the body portion I 0 to provide the frustro-conical portion I8.

A piece of chamois skin I9 or other ilexible material having a slightly roughened outer surface suitable for rubbing down rouge on the lips is arranged over the free end of the extension I2 in the form of a cap. The chamois skin is provided With an opening' 20 in axial alignment with the opening I5 in the head of the extension I2. The opening 20 is slightly larger than the opening I5. By virtue of the appreciable thickness of the chamois skin and the size of the opening 20, the cut-out portion of the chamois skin forming the opening 20 constitutesla chamber which is suii- 45 cient in size to contain an adequate amount of semi-liquid rouge to properly rouge the lips of the average person.

As shown in Figure 2, the chamois skin I9 is of suicient size that, when it is in position in the 50 form of a cap around the free end of the extension I2, the cylindrical portion I6 is entirely covered by the chamois skin and a substantial portion of the frustro-conical section i8 of the extension I2 is also surrounded by the chamois skin. 55

Askin in position,

For the purpose of securing the cap of chamois an annular band 2I,. which has an inside diameter substantially equal to the outside diameter of the extension I2 at the point adjacent the shoulder I'I is slipped over the chamois cap I9 and, bywirtue of the tapered wall of the frustro-conical section I8 wedges the inner edge of the chamois cap between the band 2l and the extension I2, thereby detachably securing the chamois in positionl A cap 22 is adapted to be arranged over the end of the lipstick construction in tight-fitting engagement with the shoulder Il of the body portion I to protect the chamois I9 from dirt when the device is not in use.

The inner wall of the tubular body portion I9 is threaded as at 23 to receive a threaded plunger 24 which is movable into and out of the chamber il.' The plunger 24 has an axial extension 25 serving as a handle to rotate the plunger. The handle is provided with elongated grooves 26 to facilitate the gripping and the turning of the handle 25 by means of the fingers.

The operation of the device is as follows:

The plunger 24 is removed from the tubular body portion Il) by rotating the handle 25 in a counter-clockwise direction as viewed in Figure 4. A desired amount of semi-liquid lip rouge is then introduced into the chamber I I, following which the plunger 24 is threaded into the end of the tubular body portion I0. When it is desired to use the device to apply rouge to the lips, the cap 22 is first removed. Thereafter, the handle 25 is turned in a clockwise direction -to advance the plunger 24 toward the left as viewed in Figure 2 to a suicient extent to compress the body of rouge in the chamber II to a degree sufflcient to force enough of the rouge through the opening I5 to substantially fill the opening 20 in the chamois I9. As soon as the desired amount of rouge has been forced into the opening 2l), the handle 25 is moved a part of a turn in a counterclockwise direction to remove the pressure on the body of rouge in the chamber II to assure that no additional amount of the rouge will be forced through the opening I5. Thereupon the outer face of the chamois cap I9 is brought into light contact with the lips at spaced points to deposit small amounts or dots -of the rouge over the lips. As soon as the quantity of rouge which had been introduced into the opening has been distributed over the lips, the dots" of rouge are spread by sliding or rubbing the chamois I9 over the lips. ship of the outer face of the chamois I9 and the portion surrounding the cylindrical section I6 of the extension I2, a relatively sharp corner :is provided at the free edge of the chamois cap which facilitates the shaping of the rouge on the lips` After the rouge has been spread and the lips shaped, the rouge may then be rubbed down by the chamois I9, either the portion of the chamois skin over the fiat face I4 or the cylindrical porltion surrounding the cylindrical section I6 being used, as desired. Due to the normal relatively By virtue of the right-angle relationrough texture of chamois skin, this material serves particularly well for rubbing the rouge into the lips to avoid the so-called painted look." However, any other suitable flexible applicator may be` employed in place of the chamois skin, if desired.

After the device has been used over such a period of time as to cause the chamois skin I9 to be impregnated with an excessive amount of rouge, the chamois skin may be removed for washing or cleaning by sliding oi the annular retaining band 2l.

A particular' advantage of the present lipstick construction is that after the initial supply of semi-liquid rouge has been consumed, the chamber Il may be refilled with an additional 4 amount of the rouge by removing the plunger 24 and introducing the rouge into the open end of the tubular body portion I0.

While I have described in detail the preferred embodiment of my invention, it is to be understood that the size, shape and arrangement of parts may be variously modified without departing from the spirit of the invention or the scope of the subjoined claims.

I claim:

1. A lipstick construction comprising an elongated body portion adapted to contain semiliquid rouge, said body portion being provided with a restricted substantially tubular axial extension having a head at the free end thereof provided with a restricted axial opening therethrough, a plunger movable in said body portion to force said rouge through said restricted opening, a piece of chamois skin arranged over the free end of said restricted portion having an opening therein in registration with and larger than said restricted opening, and means for detachably securing said chamois skin in position.

2. A lipstick construction comprising an elongated tubular body portion adapted to contain semi-liquid rouge, said body portion being provided at one end thereof with a restricted substantially tubular axial extension having a head with a flat outer face provided with a restricted axial opening therethrough, said extension being substantially cylindrical in shape adjacent the free end thereof and being frustro-conical in shape inwardly of such cylindrical portion, a chamois skin applicator arranged in the form of a cap over the free end of said extension, the inner edge portion of such cap surrounding a portion of the frustro-conical portion of said extension, an annular band surrounding said inner edge of said .cap and wedging the same against said frustroconical portion to detachably secure said cap in position on the free end of said extension, said applicator having an opening therein in registration with and slightly larger than said restricted axial opening, and a plunger in threaded engagement with said tubular body portion for forcing said rouge from said body portion through said restricted axial opening.

GEORGE NOEL BOLINGER. 

